Steel underframe construction for cars.



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STEEL UNDERFRAME CONSTRUCTION `FOR CARS.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 4, 1906.

Application led Febrnary 7,1906. Serial No. 299.989.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANTON BECKER, a resident of Columbus, in the countyof Franklin and Stato of Ohio, have invented certain new and usefulimprovements in Steel Underframe Construction for Cars and I 'do herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and enact description of theinvention, such as "a ill enable others 'skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in steel underfr'ame constructionfor cars, the object of the invention being to provide improved mountingfor the springs and follower-plates of the draft-rigging, im rovedassembling of draft-sills and center sil s, and construct the sills in asimple yet strong and durable manner.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in certainnovel features of construction and combinations and arrangements ofparts as will be more fully hereinafter described, and pointed out inthe claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is `a plan view illustratingoneform of my improvements. Fig. 2 is a side view showing the same inposition. Fig. 3 is an end view, and Figs. 4, 5, 6, 7,8, 9, and 10 areviews of modications.

Referring to Figs. 1, 2, and 3, 1 l represent' my im roved cast-steeldraft-sills having outwar ly-projecting flanges 2 2 at their upper andlower edges and adapted to fit between similar anges of the centerlsills3 and ,both center and draft sills made with alined openings orpockets 4 to receive the bodybolster. the draft-sills 1 l are made withdepressed supporting-plates `5 5 for the car end sill 6 and dead-wood 7l and are madewith suitable holes to receive bolts to secure the partsin position. f y

Pockets 7 7 are provided in'the draft-sills 1 l to accommodate thefollower-plates 8 l8, and internallugs 9 are made on the sills, to whichlugs bars 10 aresecured by bolts 11 and give support at top and bottomfor the follower-plates, and nested coiled springs 12 12 are ccated side.by eide between :the-follower-pistes and areiieid against displacementby ings 13 on the follower-plates projecting'i; the ends ofthe springs.

(Not shown.) The outer ends ofl 4In the construction shown in Figs. 4,5, and 6, which is adapted for use with metallic end sills,bufiing-brackets 14 are provided at the end of sills 1 1, to whichreinforcing-plates 15 may be secured, and thus dispense with theprovision of separate bufling attachments to the sills. .i

Figs, 7, 8, 9, and 10 illustrate my improvements constructed of sheetsteel stam ed into pro er form, having strengthening ongitudina ribs 16at the follower-pockets and other necessary changes incident to the emyHaving fully described my invention, what v v I claim as new, anddesireto secureby Let- 1. In a device ofthe character described, thecombination of draft-sills having anges at top and bottom, center sillshaving flanges at top and bottom to receive the draft-sills between themand both center and draft sills having alined openings or pockets forthe body-bolster.

2. The combination with l,draft-sills, of hinting-brackets at one endthereof, said buing-brackets bridging from one draft-sill .to the otherand means securing the inner abutting ends of said brackets together.

. 3.. The combination with draft-sills, of .a

boiling-bracket integral with the vforward end of each sill, saidboiling-brackets projecting toward each other, and means for se.- curingsaid boiling-brackets together.`

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specification' inthe presenceof two subscribe 'ing witnesses.

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